As it says on the tin; what would be the best bang-for-buck "upgrade"/new build I could get for the same price as an Xbox Series X, so ~£500? and get a equivalent gaming experience... I am so out of the loop, i dont even know where to begin... I would be building into the Fractal Define R5 in my sig (gaming); and re-using the SSDs as storage. If i can re-use anything else that would be grand; but suspect not Any pointers would be great! MadG
Honestly, keeping an eye on the marketplace on here. You'll be looking at CPU, M/B and GPU to maximise your spending. There's also things like upgrading to new versions of windows, as they'll allow for more advanced API's and multicore optimisations.
@Bloody_Pete's right in that hunting for second hand bargains is probably your best bet. but for the sake of completeness here's what ~£500 gets you new - https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ZNqmgB
and, assuming you're working from the specs in your sig... you might want to work an nvme ssd into the mix too if you can.
You can get a 3070 on ebay for £300 easy, would leave you with £200. You could get a ddr4 platform so you can keep your ram, am4 mobo and 5600 would be a good upgrade over current set up, room for performance bump later with a 5800x3d. Might be worth getting a new PSU too. Edit: there's a 2080ti on the marketplace for £260. Bargain.
isn't 3570 / ivy bridge not DDR3? i initially made that mistake, had an oh **** moment and had to go back and add ram to the linked spec above.
God dam. I should have known as I had(and still have) the absolute **** when it came to ddr3. Was a Gskill set that had ridiculously tight timings. Did 1600 at cas 6 stock xmp profile, but rated to do 2133 at cas 9. If you pushed it and got a bit lucky it would do 2133 cas 7, lowest I ever got stable was cas 8. I'd still dump £300 on the GPU (or 260 on the 2080ti in the marketplace, which performs equal to a 3070). £200 should be plenty for a CPU/mobo/ram combo. Stick up a wanted in the marketplace, someone might have something suitable.
whether any of it will get you 'equivalent gaming experience' to a eggbox, esp in titles like starfield, is probably open for debate. but there are definately deals to be had.
